Iceland Airwaves has revealed the first acts for the 2018 edition of the festival, taking place this November 7-10 across Reykjavík.
One ticket brings you four days and nights of international and Icelandic music, all within easy walking distance of downtown Reykjavík.
This first instalment includes more than 25 acts from over 10 countries, with upwards of 100 more acts to be announced across the coming months.
Now in its 20th year, Iceland Airwaves 2018 continues to celebrate the very best new musical talent and forward-thinking artists from all around the world.
Early Bird tickets are on sale now for a strictly limited time at www.icelandairwaves.is/line-up/
Some of the international artist are:
Fontaines D.C. (UK), Girl Ray (UK), Girlhood (UK), Jade Bird (UK), Jockstrap (UK), Mavi Phoenix (AT), Nazz (NL), The Orielles (UK), SASSY 009 (NO), Scarlet Pleasure (DK), Superorganism (UK) and TOMM¥ €A$H(EE)
Some of the local artists this year are:
Agent Fresco, Auður, Between Mountains, BRÍET, Cyber, Hugar, Júníus Meyvant, Kiriyama Family, Rythmatik, SYKUR, Snorri Helgason, Úlfur Úlfur, Una Stef, Valdimar og WARMLAND
PAST PERFORMANCES
For two decades Airwaves has shone a spotlight on new talent, with early appearances from the likes of Mac DeMarco, James Blake, Sufjan Stevens, Young Fathers, Sigrid, Dan Deacon, Florence and The Machine, Hot Chip, Caribou, Dirty Projectors, Zola Jesus, Micachu and others, along with many local luminaries such as GusGus, múm, Singapore Sling, FM Belfast, Of Monsters and Men, Ásgeir, sóley, Sin Fang, Kaleo, Mugison and Retro Stefson.
Across the years, established acts such as Björk, The Flaming Lips, The Knife, Kraftwerk, Sigur Rós, John Grant, Mumford & Sons, and Fleet Foxes have chosen to join the thousands of music fans and delegates from over 50 countries for a truly dynamic four days of music and festivities.
